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Islandora: An Open Source Institutional Repository Solution
Library Technology Conference
March 2014
Outline
• Introduction to Islandora (Linda)
• Islandora functionality (Alex)
• MCAD digital repository (Aimee)
• SMSU digital repository (Pam)
• Questions/discussion
• PALS – a program of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities since 1978
• Experienced knowledgeable staff: servers, programming, training, support
• Open Source software fits our mission
• Islandora
Digital Asset Management System
metadata
user friendly
relationships
access
management
secure storage
control
indexing
reliable
searching scalable
protected
EXPECTATIONS
various formats
automated processes
hosted by
• Born at the University of Prince Edward Island • Islandora makes it possible to create, edit,
discover, view, and manage repository assets
• Balance between extensibility and usability Out of the box support for collections Architecture that lends itself to customization
Islandora Open Source Community
• UPEI • Discovery Garden • Islandora Foundation • Camps and conferences
Islandora Implementations
Core Components
• Best practice open source software • Powerful • Popular, widely used • Very stable
Drupal
PALS Islandora services
• Host server and application
• Assist with planning repository and metadata
• Create customized ingest forms
• Training and Support
We’ll help you go from this . . .
to this!
New features:
• Add Modules or Themes from Drupal.org based on your needs
Metadata
• Flexible object description
• Can use any metadata schema
• Technical metadata auto-generated
– Islandora FITS, Islandora PREMIS modules
Solution Packs
Island Scholar http://www.islandscholar.ca/
• Showcases faculty, staff, and student work
• Responsive theme for mobile devices
• Create and format citation lists
• Create researcher (scholar) records
• Data harvestable using OAI-PMH
• Drupal Google Analytics
• Batch ingest
Islandora @ MCAD
Old College / Young Archives
• 1886: Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts establishes the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts
• 1988: Main collection acquired after MIA/MCAD separation
– Limited staff time, funding and space
• 2012: MCAD’s 125 anniversary
• 2013: Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Grant and first professional archivist
Why Islandora and PALS?
• Grant includes planning for a digital repository and digitizing analog audio and video
• Impressed with Islandora
• Open source software
• PALS provided an opportunity for library staff to test Islandora with training and support
Project Goals
Test a variety of formats:
• Early college publications
• Photographs
• Video and audio
• Masters theses
• Artists’ books
Beta Project
• Worked with PALS to create templates
• Added samples of some but not all of the formats we have
• Used metadata previously created according to Minnesota Reflections / MN Digital Library guidelines for photos and course catalogs
Project Experience
• Excellent training and support from PALS
• Library staff tested Islandora repository
• Identified scanning, metadata and template issues which will inform decisions related to long term planning for a hosted or in-house digital repository.
SMSU
McFarland
Library
Our
Islandora
Experience
Southwest Minnesota State University
Striegel Archives
• Relatively young college (est. 1967)
• University Archives room officially created in
Library during 2005 renovation
• Emphasis has been retaining items in print
• Room is mostly organized – Excel file to track
• No designated librarian or staff
• No funding
Project Goals
• Jumped in
• Raise awareness
– University Archives (part of Strategic Plan)
– Library ability to lead digitization projects
• Begin University dialogue
– Establishing digital archives on campus
– Working from a local example
Beta Project
• Digitized Alumni Magazine (FOCUS) – Inaugural issue 1980
– Format • Newspaper
• Magazine
• Requested “book look”
– FOCUS covers all areas of the University
• Ties to Alumni Office/Foundation for buy-in – Funding & next project
Project Experience
• Timing – Mostly completed during Summer 2013
– No additional staffing
• Processing
– Metadata • PALS Office guidance was vital & appreciated
– Scanning (Use Crystal G600 Wide Format Scanner)
• Trial and error
– Editing (Use Adobe Pro)
• Minimal training
Check it out at islandora.mnpals.net Questions and Discussion
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